4/25 Red Sox @ Blue Jays

[moonslav59]

Big Nate vs Jose Berrios

 

Get it done, Nate!

[moonslav59]

TOR

 

1. Springer CF

2. Bichette SS

3. Vlad 1B

4. Gurriel DH

5. Chapman 3B

6. Kirk C

7. Tapia LF

8. Espinal 2B

9. Zimmer RF

 

(I guess the bottom of our order is not the only weak hitting bottom in MLB.)

[Thunder]

Just survive this stretch of adversity. That's it.

[moonslav59]

We seem to be much later releasing our line-ups than many other teams.

 

Anyone know why?

 

Is Bill Belichik part of Sox management?

[Old Red]

We seem to be much later releasing our line-ups than many other teams.

 

Anyone know why?

 

Is Bill Belichik part of Sox management?

 

Kike leadoff, and Dugy batting 2nd. Story out of the lineup again.

[Thunder]

We seem to be much later releasing our line-ups than many other teams.

 

Anyone know why?

 

Is Bill Belichik part of Sox management?

 

This past weekend, it was probably due to Cora not being there. Tonight it could have been uncertainty over who was eligible to play or not, vis-a-vis vaccination status

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That comes under the heading 'pathetic.'

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Btw, MOON, you can throw me under the bus if/when the SOX lose.

[iortiz]

Why isn't Story in the lup?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Why isn't Story in the lup?

 

He's being rested according to what I read.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

SOX have been hitting long foul balls; it's the fair ones that stay in the park.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Good to see EO throwing more breaking balls than usual.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kind of dumb pitching to JD with 1st base open and really no threats batting behind him.

[vegasbob]

Run support in the presence of good to great pitching is a disappointing weak link from this bunch

[Oscars]

Now Devers has joined the anaemic hitters in the Sox lineup, as he is 3 for his last 29 ABs

[moonslav59]

Now Devers has joined the anaemic hitters in the Sox lineup, as he is 3 for his last 29 ABs

 

April has been Devers' worst or second worst month in his career. I'm not too worried about him, but this slump does seem to be contagious.

 

Maybe just having everyone healthy and in the line-up might be a good first step,

[iortiz]

He's being rested according to what I read.

 

Guy has rested more than played. It's getting ridiculous.

[d-money]

Can this team really be out of it early this season? If this keeps up it could be. I see no urgency from this team.

[Tedballgame]

Can this team really be out of it early this season? If this keeps up it could be. I see no urgency from this team.

 

All can change if they can win two or three in a row. IF!

[Oscars]

I’m not worried about Devers, but he is someone who can carry the team when they are struggling.

With him scuffling along with most of the line up, nobody has stepped up to carry the offence.

[Tedballgame]

Sox 6-9 hitters plus Kike are all hitting less than they weigh. Hard to score runs.

[Maxbialystock]

Can this team really be out of it early this season? If this keeps up it could be. I see no urgency from this team.

 

How in the wide, wide world of sports does a baseball team demonstrate a "sense of urgency?" MLB is a derivative of cricket and has all the urgency of curling.

 

By the above I am not, of course, referring to great fielding plays and/or running the bases, but to the "battle" between pitcher and batter.

[vegasbob]

Can this team really be out of it early this season? If this keeps up it could be. I see no urgency from this team.

 

You saw no urgency from yhe front office or ownership's backing to address team needs overall. Part of the transition to a capital efficient team

[d-money]

This offense is awful!!!!! This team is just pathetic at this point.

[Maxbialystock]

Berrios should be dreading this 3d time through the Sox order. Nosiree. Piece of cake.

[d-money]

How in the wide, wide world of sports does a baseball team demonstrate a "sense of urgency?" MLB is a derivative of cricket and has all the urgency of curling.

 

By the above I am not, of course, referring to great fielding plays and/or running the bases, but to the "battle" between pitcher and batter.

 

I am saying you don’t wanna be 8 or 9 games out of the division early. You know what i mean. You don’t wanna have to work your way up. This team is two games under 500.

[iortiz]

This offense is awful!!!!! This team is just pathetic at this point.

 

Always find new ways to lose.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

They're all grinding. When batters and coaches use "grinding" over and over to explain away slumps, and supposedly how they're approaching them, it's just a codeword for failing.

 

They used to be called heroes, but now they're just grinders. Soon they'll be subs.

[Tedballgame]

Game over.

[iortiz]

There goes the game. Pathetic.